2015 Cambridge City Council election

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The 2015 Cambridge City Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in England as part of the English local elections of that year coinciding with the 2015 General Election. [1]

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2015 Cambridge City Council election
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  2014 7 May 2015 2016  

16: one-third of 42
22 seats needed for a majority
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Party Labour Liberal Democrats
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Party Independent Green
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Winner of each seat at the 2015 Cambridge City Council election

Results summary

2015 Cambridge City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 8Steady2.svg57.1162457.120,27934.5-6.3
  Liberal Democrats 5Decrease2.svg 135.791433.316,25727.6-2.0
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0124.8890.2-1.9
  Conservative 0Steady2.svg0.0112.410,26617.5+4.2
  Green 1Increase2.svg 17.1012.49,67516.5+3.0
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,2613.8+3.0

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Caroline Hart1,64542.5−5.9
Liberal Democrats Nichola Martin83121.5+4.9
Green Monica Hone70118.1−2.6
Conservative David Cowan69618.0+3.9
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Arbury

Arbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carina O'Reilly1,67339.1−6.5
Liberal Democrats Tim Ward1,16527.2+1.9
Conservative Eric Barrett-Payton59713.9+0.4
Green Stephen Lawrence56813.3−2.3
UKIP Celia Conway2816.6N/A
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Castle

Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Valerie Holt1,28830.1+3.6
Labour Patrick Sheil1,08425.4−4.5
Conservative Simon Mitton95122.3+11.9
Green Martin Bonner92021.5+6.4
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Mark Ashton1,83941.5−38.5
Conservative Timothy Haire84319.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Edward Sexton79017.8−2.2
UKIP Alex Crowson3938.9N/A
Green Phillip Barnett3648.2N/A
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Coleridge

Coleridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeremy Benstead1,60638.1−13.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Cooper1,04424.8+9.8
Conservative Samuel Barker74817.8+1.1
Green Shaun Esgate55813.2−0.7
UKIP Bill Kaminski2596.1N/A
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

East Chesterton

East Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gerri Bird1,63038.9+3.4
Liberal Democrats Shahida Rahman 1,16527.8−7.4
Conservative Alex Boyd60814.5+5.9
Green Peter Pope46611.1+1.2
UKIP Pater Burkinshaw3277.8−2.0
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

King's Hedges

King's Hedges
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Price1,36739.0−2.2
Liberal Democrats Hugh Newsam72620.7−1.2
Conservative Anette Karimi55215.7+2.5
UKIP Dave Corn41912.0N/A
Green Angela Ditchfield35510.1−1.9
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Market

Market
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Oscar Gillespie1,14727.7+2.0
Labour Danielle Greene1,14027.5−4.7
Liberal Democrats Dom Weldon1,13427.4+2.9
Conservative Daniel Coughlan72617.5−0.3
Turnout
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Newnham

Newnham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Markus Gehring1,38732.7−2.9
Labour Ewan McGaughey1,20328.4−4.9
Green Kate Honey94722.4+4.6
Conservative Sam Carr70016.5+3.2
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Petersfield

Petersfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Blencowe1,63244.0−9.0
Green Atus Mariqueo-Russell86423.3+8.7
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Parkin79521.4−0.6
Conservative Ben Flook42211.4+2.5
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Queen Edith's

Queen Edith's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats George Pippas1,50233.7−8.9
Labour Matt Worth1,10224.7−5.0
Conservative Andrew Bower1,09324.5+8.2
Green Joel Chalfen54612.3+0.9
UKIP Candido Channell2134.8N/A
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Romsey

Romsey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anna Smith1,63637.7−3.9
Liberal Democrats Donald Adey1,31430.3−7.5
Green Jane Carpenter95121.9+8.0
Conservative Rahatul Raja43610.1+3.0
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Trumpington

Trumpington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Zoe O'Connell 1,49829.9−16.3
Conservative Daniel John1,36627.3−7.6
Labour Nick Gay1,18223.6+4.5
Green Ceri Galloway75115.0N/A
UKIP Richard Jeffs2134.6N/A
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

West Chesterton

West Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Damien Tunnacliffe1,61837.0−2.9
Labour Mike Sargeant1,54035.2+4.8
Green Har Kaur53712.3+1.7
Conservative Linda Yeatman52812.1+1.3
UKIP Mary King1563.6N/A
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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References

  1. "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.